Taxonomic Notes on Several Japanese Chironomids (Diptera) Described by Dr. M. Sasa(f) and his coauthors

摘要

Holotypes of 13 species preserved in the Sasa collection at The National Museum of Science, Tokyo, Japan, were reexamined. Ten new synonyms are given as follows: Rheocricotopus (Paracricotopus) tusimoefeus, Sasa et Suzuki, 1999 is a junior synonym ofParacricotopus irregularis Niitsuma, 1990; Chironomus tusimaabeus Sasa et Suzuki, 1999 of Chironomus fiijitertius Sasa, 1985; Harnischia okilurida Sasa, 1993 of Harnischia curtilamellata (Malloch, 1915); Harnischia hachijyoprima Sasa, 1994, Harnischia inawacedea Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki, 2000 and Harnischia inaefea Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki, 2001 of Harnischia japonica Hashimoto, 1984; Stictochironomus kamiprimus Sasa et Hirabayashi, 1991 of Sergentia kizakiensis Tokunaga, 1940; Stictochi-ronomus kisopallidulus Sasa et Kondo, 1994 of Stictochironomus akizukii Tokunaga, 1940; Endochironomus hibaradecimus Sasa et Suzuki, 1998 of Stictochironomus sticticus (Fabricius, 1781); Zavreliella inawaheia Sasa, Kitami et Suzuki, 2001 of Zavreliella marmorata (Fabricius, 1859). Hydrobaenus tusimomeneus Sasa et Suzuki, 1999 and Phaenopsectra kizakiensis (Tokunaga, 1940) are transferred to Tokunagaia and Sergentia, respectively. Antennal and hypopygial information are given about Thalassosmittia ikiijea (Sasa et Suzuki,1999).